HC Deb 13 July 1931 vol 255 c11
14. Mr. BROCKWAY

asked the Secretary of State for India whether the status and treatment of Indians in other parts of the Empire will come within the scope of the discussion at the resumed Round Table Conference?

Mr. BENN

The scope of the Conference does not require a specific examination of this subject.

Mr. HANNON

Is it not a fact that Indians throughout the Empire are treated with the greatest consideration everywhere?

Mr. BENN

That is a very controversial subject. I have my own views about the status of Indians in East Africa.

Mr. FREEMAN

Will my right hon. Friend consider the desirability of calling the attention of the Foreign Secretary to this matter, and asking him if he will raise the matter with the League of Nations?

48. Mr. BRACKEN

asked the Prime Minister whether any conclusions have been reached from his correspondence and conversations with leaders of other parties as to the personnel of the British delegation to future meetings of the Round Table Conference?

The PRIME MINISTER (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald)

This matter is still under consideration, and I am not yet in a position to make a statement beyond that made by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for India on the 9th instant.

Mr. BRACKEN

Will the Chairman of the Statutory Commission be included in the British delegation?